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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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